Patagonian fjord ecosystems in Southern Chile as a highly vulnerable region: Problems and needs

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 463-466

  Iriarte, Jose Luis ^a   Gonzlez, Humberto E ^a   Nahuelhual, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Oceanography; Patagonian fjords

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FJORD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CHILE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLLUTION;

CHILE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CHILE; PATAGONIA;

EID: 77958024786     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0049-9     Document Type: Article

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